HOA representative charged with armed burglary, assault

July 22, 2010|By Alexandra Seltzer, The Palm Beach Post

BOYNTON BEACH — After entering an apartment without notifying the owner and holding a gun to a man's head until police arrived, a representative of the Four Sea Suns Condominiums homeowners association was arrested on Wednesday, police said.

Virgil E. Wilkinson, of Boynton Beach, was charged with armed burglary to an occupied dwelling, false imprisonment and aggravated assault.

The 64-year-old told Boynton Beach police that he entered one of the apartments because it had an "unusually high water bill" and wanted to check the apartment for leaks, while armed with a gun, the police report said.

Wilkinson told police he didn't think anyone lived in the apartment and then heard someone in the bathroom.

James Korienek II, 44, who has lived there since 2009, was in the bathroom with the door locked when Wilkinson made his way in. Wilkinson called police and held a gun to Korienek's head until the police arrived, the report said.

The apartment's owner, William Lenger, was called by police and confirmed that Korienek is allowed to be in the apartment while he was in Michigan.

He added that the only time Wilkinson is allowed to enter his apartment without permission is in times of an emergency.

When police told Lenger that Wilkinson entered the apartment because of a possible water leak, Lenger said Wilkinson did not have permission, police said.